LETTER: Evil is fed by society turning from God

Rick FountainNorthport

Published: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 11:36 p.m.

Dear Editor: Trying to eliminate guns to end violence is a step in the wrong direction. Why are we trying to get rid of a tool that violent people use with no thought to the consequences? A person committed to these atrocious acts won't be stopped because of an inability to access firearms. Meanwhile, law abiding citizens, who choose to take advantage of our constitutional right to bear arms, will be the ones who suffer. An unarmed populace is easy prey to an out-of-control government.

It isn't the tool of this destruction that is the problem; it is the evil that is in man that is being fed by society. We live in a society that glorifies violence through media. We bring it into our home and let it babysit our children while we work 50-60 hours a week in pursuit of more material things. We drive by our churches on Sunday on our way to the lake or the beach with no thought given to our Creator or to His Son. We are losing our moral foundation, a foundation rooted in scriptures and bathed in the blood of Christ.

We can wipe guns off the face of the earth, and we will still have violent acts committed against the innocent. If we want to curb this evil that is in man's heart, we are going to have to turn back to God, quit living for our own selfish pleasures and recognize that the peace we all seek is found in Him.

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